Inova Lorton Healthplex to Hold Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Friday

The Inova HealthPlex in Lorton will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. With the first phase of the project complete, the ceremony will mark the opening of the facility, which includes a 24/7 emergency room, operating rooms, 24 patient-care bays, and 16 in-patient waiting rooms. 

"It's a major plus for the southeastern part of Fairfax County and the Mount Vernon District to have a first-rate medical facility located in the heart of the Lorton community," said Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland to Patch.

"You look at the residential growth that has happened along Lorton Station Boulevard and Laurel Hill, all the people in the Lorton community can now have access to medical care almost immediately, and that is a wonderful thing that affects their quality of life. It's sort of the crown on top of everything else that we've been able to do down there. I just couldn't be happier with it."  

The Lorton Healthplex, which is located just off the Lorton Road exit off Interstate 95, is part of the Inova Mount Vernon hospital, and patients who need to stay the night will be transferred via ambulance to Mount Vernon. It will be the second Healthplex in Fairfax County, joining the Springfield facility, which opened in 2005. It will have 13 full-time employees and on-site/on-call physicians. 

The facility will join Inova Fairfax Hospital in using the electronic medical record EpicCare program. It's anticipated that the Healthplex will see up to 8,000 patient visits in the first year. 

"That number will go up to 14,000 visits the second year as it catches on," said Barbara Doyle, senior vice president for the Inova Health System, to Patch. 

Construction of the Lorton Healthplex is phased: 

• Phase I: First-floor construction to house the 24/7 emergency room, 24-patient care bays, 16 in-patient waiting room capacity. Construction of a 25,000 square-foot second floor to accommodate future offices, operating rooms and an ambulatory surgery center.
• Phase II: Construction of a five-story, 150,000 square foot medical office building. 
• Phase III: Construction of a four-story, 75,000 square foot building for medical-related services. Construction of a parking structure.

Th ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 11:00 a.m., and the Healthplex will hold an open house on Saturday, March 2, from 10:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m.

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